jerrican - translation to french
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jerrican - translation to french

TYPE OF FUEL CAN (20-L-STANDARD VERSION OF WWII AND LATER NATO)
Jerry can; Jerrican; Jerrycans; Gas-Can; Jeep can; Blitz can; Wehrmachtskanister; Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister; Jerry cans; Water cans; Nato gas can
  • US-style jerrycans at Savannah Quartermaster Depot, Savannah, Georgia, 1943
  • Nine examples of a Swedish adaptation of the jerrycan are stored on each side of a [[Stridsvagn 103C]]
  • German containers for 20 litres of fuel. left: former container, right: ''Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister'' of 1941, manufacturer: ''Nirona''

jerrican         
n. jerrican
jerricane      
n. jerrycan, large container for holding liquids

Definition

jerrycan
(also jerrican)
¦ noun a large flat-sided metal container for storing or transporting liquids.
Origin
Second World War: from Jerry + can2, because such containers were first used in Germany.

Wikipedia

Jerrycan

A jerrycan or jerrican (also styled jerry can or jerri can) is a robust liquid container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high density polyethylene). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of fuel, and saw widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War.

The development of the jerrycan was a significant improvement on earlier designs, which required tools and funnels to use, and it contained many innovative features for convenience of use and robustness. Today similar designs are used worldwide for fuel and water containers, in both military and civilian contexts. The designs usually emulate the original steel design, though some are also produced in plastic.

Examples of use of jerrican
1. Mais encore faut–il avoir le courage de faire la queue pendant des heures devant les stations ŕ essence pour remplir son jerrican.
2. Récapitulant les faits, cette derni';re a fait savoir que munis dun jerrican dessence, ses quatre fils se sont rendus mercredi apr';s–midi devant la CNMA en menaçant de se donner la mort sils nétaient pas rétablis dans leurs droits.
3. Un shérif s‘énerve au téléphone avec son homologue texan : «Merde, faut que vous interdisiez les retours, sinon on ne peut pas acheminer les secours !» John Butterick, l‘un des coordinateurs, évacue tout le monde, y compris le flot de journalistes qui déboulent avec van, jerrican sur le toit et parabole.
4. Tous deux mentionnent ŕ leur catalogue un article tr';s recherché en ces temps de disette: le coupon d‘essence, qui permettra ŕ son bénéficiaire de remplir son réservoir ŕ la station–service plutôt que d‘encourir le risque de se faire arręter pour transaction illégale en achetant un jerrican ŕ la sauvette dans la rue. «Je sais que d‘une certaine mani';re Mugabe est maintenu au pouvoir par les gens comme moi qui envoient de quoi manger ŕ leur famille, note une exilée zimbabwéenne en Suisse.